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Viola “Brownie” Fisher

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Viola “Brownie” Fisher
December 30, 1922 – February 18, 2017
CHILDRESS- Viola “Brownie” Fisher, 94, passed away on Feb. 18, 2017 in Childress.
A visitation was from 6-8 p.m. Feb. 20 in the Johnson Funeral Home Chapel in Childress.
A funeral service was at 10 a.m. Feb. 21 at the Parkview Baptist Church with Pastor Don McFarland officiating and Associate Pastor Chase Finch assisting.
Burial will be at 3 p.m. in Elmwood Memorial Cemetery in Bowie under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home.
Brownie was born on Dec. 30, 1922 in Colin County to John Willie Fuller and Ella Belle (May) Fuller. She married her first husband and the father of her three children, Lewis Hancock, and he preceded her in death in 1969.
In September of 1972, she married Barry Landry of Graham and he died in 1999. Then in 2001, Brownie married J.T. Fisher of Graham, and they were together until his death in 2006.
Brownie was a hard worker. She worked as the district clerk in Montague County, and as an insurance agent, baker and a seamstress.
Above all else, Brownie was a wonderful and loving mother and grandmother who adored her family. They brought her great joy and laughter.
Brownie was loved, admired and appreciated by many, and she will be remembered and missed.
Brownie was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, John Wille (JW) Fuller, James Eugene Fuller, Arthur Marshall Fuller, Marvin Samuel Fuller, Ollie Raymond Fuller and Clyde Wesley Reynolds; sister, Louella Bell (Fuller) Jones; and great granddaughter, Olivia Michalle Tinney.
She is survived by her sons, Robert Alan Hancock and wife, Larell, Abilene, and Donald Roy Hancock and wife, Sandra, Childress; daughter, Susan Hancock Stuckey, Abilene; brother-in-law, Earl Jones, Bowie; grandchildren, Robert Lewis Hancock and wife, Laura, Lake Charles, LA, Neasa Michelle Ruiz and husband, Rene, Albuquerque, NM, Christopher Alan Hancock and wife, Terry, Comanche, Angela Rena Tinney and husband, Jeff, Fort Worth, Dondi Diane Ridens and husband, Ray, Childress, Barry Don Hancock and wife, Erica, Abilene, Wendy Michelle Hill and husband, Ben, Derky, KS, Amanda Ann Keys and husband, Brady, Lubbock and Joshua David Stuckey, Abilene; 19 great grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends.
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Amanda Ellisa Horton

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August 7, 1992 – March 20, 2024
NOCONA – Amanda Ellisa Horton, 31, died March 20, 2024 in Wichita Falls, TX.
A visitation was from 2 – 4 p.m. on March 23 at Jerry Woods Funeral Home Chapel in Nocona. A funeral service was at 2 p.m. on March 24 at The Veranda Inn officiated by Karen McCord. Interment followed in Nocona Cemetery.
She was born to David Wade and Brandy Horton on Aug. 7, 1992 in Gainesville.
She is preceded in death by her grandfather.
She is survived by her parents, Brandy Horton, Nocona and David Wade, Moore, OK; her grandmother; children, Devon Killen and Brielle Hernandez, both of Nocona and sister, Cally Wade, Denton.
Memorial donations may be made to strayevol.org/donate or Lucky Paws Animal Shelter, 653 Airport Rd., Nocona, TX 76255.
Arrangements entrusted to Jerry Woods Funeral Home of Nocona.

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Sherman Clay Edwards

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December 12, 1951 – March 13, 2024
BOWIE – Sherman Clay Edwards, 72, died March 13, 2024.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on March 20, at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie. A funeral service will take place at 11 a.m. on March 21 at the White Family Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Briar Creek Cemetery in Bowie.
He was born Dec. 12, 1951, in Shamrock, TX to Cecil and Mary Edwards. A 1970 graduate of Boswell High School in Saginaw, he also served in the United States Air Force.
He married Marilyn Apala on May 30, 1980 and they were together close to 44 years. He dedicated his working years to the family-owned E&S floor company in Saginaw, alongside his parents and brother. In his retirement he was a bus driver for Bowie Independent School District.
He is preceded in death by his son, Jaime Edwards; parents, Cecil Edwards and Mary Edwards and his brother, William Edwards.
He is survived by his wife, Marilyn Edwards; sons, Casey Edwards and Cody Edwards; daughter, Kimberly Wagner; his brother and sister-in-law; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren as well as numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.

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Nelda Virginia Howard

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August 28, 1949 – March 14, 2024
NOCONA – Nelda Virginia Howard, 74, died March 14, 2024.
Visitation was from 5 -7 p.m. on March 17 at Jerry Woods Funeral Home Chapel in Nocona. A funeral service was at 2 p.m. on March 18 at Valley View Baptist Church in Spanish Fort, officiated by Pastor Cameron Whitley. Interment followed at Liberty Chapel Cemetery in Montague County.
She was born Aug. 28, 1949 in Hondo, TX to Bill and Bernice Brown, and lived in Devine, TX for the duration of her childhood. She graduated from Devine High School in 1967. Pursuing career opportunities, she moved to San Antonio, where in 1969 she met Steven Thad Howard, and the two married on April 14, 1970. They then moved to Fort Leonard Wood, MO and in early 1972, they returned to Spanish Fort.
While living in Spanish Fort, she was an active Valley View Baptist Church leader and Sunday school teacher. She also was president of the Prairie Valley 4-H and a Texas Foster Care and Adoptive Services certified foster parent. She returned to Devine from 1990-1992, where she received treatment for and overcame stage four ovarian cancer. After returning from Devine in 1992, her family has since called Nocona home.
She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers, Bill Brown, Mike Brown, Roy Brown, Dusty Brown and Bob Brown.
She is survived by her husband, Steve Howard, Nocona; children, Heath Howard, Krum, Heather Porter, Elk City, OK, Hank Howard, Nocona and Hannah Whitley, Humble, TX; 13 grandchildren; one great-grandchild and siblings, Milton Brown, Karen Kohlleppel, Dana Palmquist, Mark Brown and Gaye Matthews.
Memorial donations may be made to Valley View Baptist Church, 6159 Hwy 103, Nocona, TX 76255.
Arrangements entrusted to Jerry Woods Funeral Home of Nocona.

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